England finish Day 2 on 92/4 in response to Pakistan’s first-innings total of 326

[Amjid Javed]

Need 1 long partnership here.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Wow that was close

 

[the Great Khan]

England will be batting in better conditions

yeah gonna get sunny and flat..ball wont do much then

 

[Mamoon]

The morning session so far can be summed up by the fact that England have a plan and we don’t.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

It seems like everyones broadcast is way behind mine

 

[castortroy]

Might as well play some shots here before the inevitable

Still don't understand how fans were predicting 3-0 to pak against this England attack

 

[Mueez]

The morning session so far can be summed up by the fact that England have a plan and we don’t.

Definitely. England won’t give us another opportunity to capitalize.

We need to fight it out.

 

[Dark_Horse]

last 10 overs 11 runs

 

[fasihulhaq94]

dot balls galore

 

[Amjid Javed]

Cant see rizwan lasting long here.

 

[Ab Fan]

Hopefully, no more Shafiq = Stokes.

 

[Kashur_Kalkharab]

The morning session so far can be summed up by the fact that England have a plan and we don’t.

Babar azam has ruined all the plans for management. They were as dumb as him. Over confidence got us.

 

[m.shah]

Who is batting with shan?

 

[castortroy]

The likes of bess and Woakes are better batters than Shadab and Yasir

 

[Omer2002]

They need to rotate strike for sure otherwise scoreboard pressure...tail starts from shadab..i mean abbas is coming in at 8....

 

[watson367]

Who is batting with shan?

rizwan bradman

 

[the Great Khan]

Babar azam has ruined all the plans for management. They were as dumb as him. Over confidence got us.

he made a mistake. Sometimes you have to credit the bowler. what did shafiq do? we still had a chance..

 

[castortroy]

No point of trying to see of these two

Archer and Woakes next

Might as well play some shots

 

[Mueez]

Babar azam has ruined all the plans for management. They were as dumb as him. Over confidence got us.

There are 10 other players than Babar.

When will they start to perform?

 

[MenInG]

Pakistan not scored since 53.5 overs....

 

[Amjid Javed]

All these dot balls arent helping.

 

[the Great Khan]

rizwan bradman

just think he is quite overated..England have buttler coming in at that position..he alone can destroy a bowling lineup

 

[MenInG]

Need 1 long partnership here.

which takes us past 150 atleast

 

[PakPremi]

Shan is doing the perfect thing atm. Runs will come if we get through this session .

 

[Kroll]

Oh Babar what have you done? 200m plus folks were relying on you.

 

[Kashur_Kalkharab]

Babar azam has ruined all the plans for management. They were as dumb as him. Over confidence got us.

he made a mistake. Sometimes you have to credit the bowler. what did shafiq do? we still had a chance..

Hed they just given a start of 30 runs today, would have meant lot. This could end in a terrible way. Hopefully we get another 100.
Shafiq is useless.

 

[Markhor]

Even 250 looks some way off here. Not convinced by Rizwan in seaming conditions.

 

[Greenstorm]

Rizwan is defending way too many deliveries that he can just leave.

 

[Major]

Asad shafiq and azhar ali placed us in this position. Poor stuff.

If thats the performance you give as a senior batsmen than better to be dropped.

Problem is, a senior player can get away with not performing but junior players have added pressure on them and if they dont perform they get droppes

 

[the Great Khan]

Even 250 looks some way off here. Not convinced by Rizwan in seaming conditions.

yeah lets aim small..200 first then above is a bonus inmho.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Rizwan needs to learn to leave the ball well.

 

[sindhiboy]

Runs scored after 41 balls

 

[Gullycricket]

As usual went for lunch and typical we had lost Shafiq. Useless seniors

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

just think he is quite overated..England have buttler coming in at that position..he alone can destroy a bowling lineup

Who do you propose replace Rizwan? Sarfraz Gilchrist?

 

[Thomaskutty]

This Shan deserves more attention than Babar, has infinite patience.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shot Shan

 

[Markhor]

When you have a walking wicket at 3, a batsman good for one knock per series only, and two mediocre allrounders in the squad - then you need 6 specialist batsmen.

Pakistan's biggest problem is getting runs on the board in these conditions. If they want a fifth bowler, they could use Fawad, Shan and Azhar as part-time options.

 

[Titan24]

Shan is set and has played 184 balls, I think he needs to capitalize and go on to make a ton. Needs to be but more pro active I guess like he did with this shot.

 

[Kashur_Kalkharab]

Babar azam has ruined all the plans for management. They were as dumb as him. Over confidence got us.

There are 10 other players than Babar.

When will they start to perform?

Its not about individuals, it's about team. And the team required a good start today. I'm criticizing him for not providing start, not because he didn't get 150.him giving a good start meant English bowlers would have not gotten into this deadly mode and we could escape this situation.

Sometimes some moments are more crucial than then scoring an individual 100 when it doesn't matter. Him staying in would have directly effected the game result. It was as crucial as scoring that 10 run from last over to win the match.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Need to get to lunch without losing anymore wickets.

 

[sharmaji]

Why was Asad Shafiq so nervous? He was trying to score at a high SR, constantly looking to take singles. playing on the front foot and with bat a lot. I like Shan Masood's strategy, take your time, wait for the bad balls to score.

 

[PakPremi]

This situation puts Shan and Abid Ali partnership in perspective. They can't be praised enough.Abid ali's inning being his first in England too.

 

[ARK Rafay]

Waiting for a clutch innings by Rizwan and gutsy innings by Shan.

 

[Baigel]

Mad respect to the Pakistani batsmen for just gritting it out. Probably the first time I've seen our batsmen play 7 maidens without losing a wicket

 

[watson367]

new ball in how many overs?

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

This Shan deserves more attention than Babar, has infinite patience.

Babar is in a different league. Don't compare him with Shan or anyone else in our lineup.

Shan is easily the 2nd best batsman in the team. Let's put it this way. Has improved leaps and bounds over the years. You can see that in his game.

 

[Manunited18]

Anderson and broad have been exemplary.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] is Bein sports down for you?

 

[ARK Rafay]

new ball in how many overs?

~18

 

[Baigel]

new ball in how many overs?

18

 

[AAli98]

We have to rely on Tail Enders like shadab batting at 7 to get us to 350 these days.

No wonder there are no sponsors for this team some cheap bubble gum brands are the only takers. Azhar & Asads games have regressed even more they know Baba will save there bacon.

 

[Omer Baloch]

Having 200 runs as the benchmark and anything more as a bonus, the story of Pakistan Cricket.

 

[Titan24]

This situation puts Shan and Abid Ali partnership in perspective. They can't be praised enough.Abid ali's inning being his first in England too.

Agreed. First 10 overs in Eng at start of the innings without loosing a wicket is good job from openers.

 

[Greenstorm]

When you have a walking wicket at 3, a batsman good for one knock per series only, and two mediocre allrounders in the squad - then you need 6 specialist batsmen.

Pakistan's biggest problem is getting runs on the board in these conditions. If they want a fifth bowler, they could use Fawad, Shan and Azhar as part-time options.

Shadab will score more runs than oldie fawad in England.

 

[Rana]

Shan is a proper Athlete! You can tell how he is head and shoulders above everyone else in fitness standards

 

[Ahmed216]

Through this innings Shan masood has proved he's the best student of game in this pak side. Only if he had ability of someone like babar..

 

[Titan24]

Having 200 runs as the benchmark and anything more as a bonus, the story of Pakistan Cricket.

In overseas conditions, yes pretty much it has been the case. 250+ in Eng though gives a chance if bowlers are upto the mark.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

So many years have been wasted on that pathetic loser Asad shafiq. He should have been dropped a long time ago.Most overrated batsman ever

 

[Rana]

Pakistan have not put away boundary balls. They are at least 30 runs short of what they should have been at the moment even batting the way they are

 

[Titan24]

Through this innings Shan masood has proved he's the best student of game in this pak side. Only if he had ability of someone like babar..

Babar himself is an exceptional student of the game, his natural talent and flare puts that side of his in the background. I definitely agree about Shan as well.

 

[Ahmed216]

Rizwan looks precarious atm

 

[Thomaskutty]

Babar is in a different league. Don't compare him with Shan or anyone else in our lineup.

I prefer Shan, he weathered the new ball demons before Babar came in and piggybacked off his hard work.

 

[Greenstorm]

Rizwan should be comfortable against Archer with his horizontal bat shots.

 

[Abdullah719]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] is Bein sports down for you?

It has issues sometimes. Was down earlier but OK now.

 

[Rana]

Rizwan should be comfortable against Archer with his horizontal bat shots.

The glass is always half full for Rizwan fans

 

[fasihulhaq94]

The glass is always half full for Rizwan fans

)

 

[Forward Defensive Push]

I prefer Shan, he weathered the new ball demons before Babar came in and piggybacked off his hard work.

You may also prefer Pujara over Kohli... the difference is Babar once set races away and changes the complexion of the game. Shan has done all the hard work but he's still not able to take complete control.

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Jofra bowling 130ks thunderbolts.He has been down on pace in this test match.His fatsest has been 142ks in this match I think.

 

[Rana]

Rizwan gets so much leeway on this forum,

Just imagine it was the following batsmen batting the way he is at the moment...

Asad Shafiq
Mohammad Hafeez
Umar Akmal
Ahmad Shahzad
Azhar Ali
Sarfaraz Ahmed
Shoaib Malik

We just don’t seem to have equal standards of tolerance as a nation I suppose

 

[sharmaji]

Archer hardly bowls faster than 85 mph.

 

[Manunited18]

Through this innings Shan masood has proved he's the best student of game in this pak side. Only if he had ability of someone like babar..

Yes looks mentally strong

 

[watson367]

yk enjoying the chai

 

[the Great Khan]

The glass is always half full for Rizwan fans

yaar lets hope for the best. I hope he gets into the 20's and 30's. Then another 30 odd from shadab while masood stays till the end. That should help us get somewhere..

 

[Amjid Javed]

Rizwan needs to dig in and fight here.

 

[Greenstorm]

The glass is always half full for Rizwan fans

I am not his fan but he is clearly better than sarfaraz.

 

[Third Man]

Rizwan gets so much leeway on this forum,

Just imagine it was the following batsmen batting the way he is at the moment...

Asad Shafiq
Mohammad Hafeez
Umar Akmal
Ahmad Shahzad
Azhar Ali
Sarfaraz Ahmed
Shoaib Malik

We just don’t seem to have equal standards of tolerance as a nation I suppose

What leeway? Has he nicked it to slips yet?

 

[the Great Khan]

Yes looks mentally strong

ive been impressed such grit. I like to see that in our players. he has great fight..was not a big fan earlier in his career when he looked too loose

 

[Markhor]

Rizwan gets so much leeway on this forum,

Just imagine it was the following batsmen batting the way he is at the moment...

Asad Shafiq
Mohammad Hafeez
Umar Akmal
Ahmad Shahzad
Azhar Ali
Sarfaraz Ahmed
Shoaib Malik

We just don’t seem to have equal standards of tolerance as a nation I suppose

The way Rizwan batted in the 2017 Australia ODIs and 2018/19 South Africa ODIs was some of the most embarrassing batting I have ever seen. He was totally imbalanced against the seamers trying to hit out.

However in Test cricket he can take his time so let's see how he fares in this series. Sarfraz looked even more bereft.

 

[neonoir]

Rizwan has no tempo atm, needs to hang in there with Shan Masood

 

[Invincible Gujjar]

Rizwan needs to take it easy.Just wait for a bit runs will come